2024-07-27 11:20:24
Police in Ankara clashed with protesters against the stray dog bill, opposition Turkish media reported.
The police tried to disperse the demonstrators who wanted to gather in the city center, resulting in clashes.
Demonstrators held up placards reading: “You can’t round them up, you can’t imprison them, you can’t kill them”, “Withdraw the bill”.
Earlier this week, famous French actress and animal advocate Brigitte Bardot called in a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to withdraw the draft law to deal with the problem of stray dogs in Turkey, which was passed by a parliamentary committee and is due to be voted on in the plenary. hall of parliament.
The proposed legislation obliges municipalities to collect stray dogs and place them in shelters where they can be neutered and dewormed. Sick dogs and those that pose a health risk to humans or are aggressive will be euthanized. Municipalities will also be obliged to build dog shelters or improve conditions in existing shelters until 2028, BTA writes.